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1. (n.) martyr
a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
2. martyr
a person who is put to death or suffers on behalf of a cause.
3. martyr
a person who undergoes severe or constant suffering.
4. (v.t.) martyr
to make a martyr of, esp. by putting to death.
5. martyr
to torment; torture.
Etymology: (bef. 900; OE martyr < LL < LGk mártyr, var. of Gk mártys, witness)
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| Definition of 'Martyr' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) martyr, sufferer
one who suffers for the sake of principle
2. (verb) martyr
one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
3. (verb) martyr
kill as a martyr
"Saint Sebastian was martyred"
4. (verb) martyr, martyrize, martyrise
torture and torment like a martyr
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| Definition of 'Martyr' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Martyr
one who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr
2. (noun) Martyr
hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause
3. (verb) Martyr
to put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession
4. (verb) Martyr
to persecute; to torment; to torture
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| Definitions of 'Martyr' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Martyr
Any man who is willing to sacrifice others for his "cause."
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Sense: a person who suffers death or hardship for what he or she believes
St Joan is said to have been a martyr.
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 Afrikaans: martelaar |
 Arabic: شَهيد |
 Bulgarian: мъченик |
 Brazilian: mártir |
 Czech: mučedník, -ice |
 German: der Märtyrer |
 Danish: martyr |
 Greek: μάρτυρας |
 Spanish: mártir |
 Estonian: märter |
 Farsi: فدایی |
 Finnish: marttyyri |
 French: martyr, yre |
 Hebrew: קָדוֹש מְעוּנֶה |
 Hindi: युद्धविद्या |
 Croatian: žrtva |
 Hungarian: vértanú, mártír |
 Indonesian: sahid, martir |
 Icelandic: píslarvottur |
 Italian: martire |
 Japanese: 殉教者 |
 Korean: 순교자 |
 Lithuanian: kankinys |
 Latvian: moceklis |
 Malay: mati syahid |
 Dutch: martelaar |
 Norwegian: martyr |
 Polish: męczennik |
 Persian: فدایی |
 Pashto: قربانى |
 Portuguese: mártir |
 Romanian: martir |
 Russian: мученик |
 Slovak: mučeník, -ica |
 Slovenian: mučenik |
 Serbian: mučenik |
 Swedish: martyr |
 Thai: ผู้ยอมสละชีวิตเพื่อศาสนาห |
 Turkish: şehit, inanç kurbanı |
 Taiwanese: 烈士，殉道者 |
 Ukrainian: мученик |
 Urdu: شہید |
 Vietnamese: kẻ tử vì đạo |
 Chinese: 烈士，殉道者 |
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